Only 16 percent of federal employees give their agencies an "A" for equipping employees with mobile tools, but workers equipped with smart phones report an average time savings/productivity gain of almost an hour a day.
Approximately 1.4 million federal employees spend some
time out of the office each day without the technology to stay connected.
According to a new study by Telework Exchange, the government could achieve an
estimated $37 million a day in productivity if those workers were supplied with smart phones.
Moreover, the study shows the federal mobility-without-connectivity trend is increasing. According to the survey, 82 percent of
federal workers spend work time outside of the office each month, and 29 percent
say they spend more time working outside of the office today than they did this
time last year.
Among government managers (GS levels 7-11), the study
shows 72 percent spend work time out of the office – including telework, travel
and meetings outside of the office – yet only 9 percent of those managers are
armed with smart phones. Federal employees who use smart phones for work
purposes report an average time savings and/or productivity gain of 54 minutes
per day.
"Mobile technology enables employees to work smarter
and make the most of their time – regardless if they are a teleworker or mobile
worker," Cindy Auten, general manager, Telework Exchange, said in a
statement.
Auten noted that the majority of federal workers are
already mobile in some manner or another by traveling to and from the office or
client sites, working at home and meetings away from their desks.
The study also asked federal workers to grade their
agencies support for mobile workers. Only 16 percent of workers gave their employers
an "A," but 42 percent graded their agency with a "B" or "C."
"Mobile technology plays a critical role in
empowering employees to remain productive, regardless of their location,"
Auten said.
Telework
Exchange bases its estimate of $37 million a day in productivity gains on
multiplying the 1.4 million federal workers without smart phones by the 54
minutes a day in gains claimed by those with smart phones to come up with 1.27
million hours gained per day. That is then multiplied by the average federal
wage of $29 per hour.
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